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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The new army under Sheremetev used artillery rebuilt from scratch using melted down iron from _______.
(a) Church bells.
(b) Old cannons.
(c) Cemetery and church gates.
(d) Tools, farming implements.

2. Peter's passion for sailing began when he and his tutor found, refurbished, and took a boat out on what lake?
(a) Pervomaysk.
(b) Pleschev.
(c) Pavlovsk.
(d) Preobrazhenskoe.

3. What observation could be made about Peter given that he enjoyed Mock-Synod celebrations at Christmas and before Lent, stood with troops rather than the Patriarch at Epiphany when the Moscow River is blessed, and ended executions with bodies being buried as Lent begins?
(a) Peter's reasoning was systematic.
(b) Peter's moods swang unpredictably.
(c) Peter's actions were predictable.
(d) Peter's exploits were well thought out.

4. Chapter 20 drew heavily on accounts by an Austrian named ______________________who depicts Peter partying as the events in the previous chapters unfold.
(a) Bernhard Victor Schmidt.
(b) Johann-Georg Korb.
(c) Georg-Johann Korb.
(d) Heinrich Rudolf Hertz.

5. What was the name of the frigate Peter helped to construct?
(a) "Archangel."
(b) "Moscow."
(c) "Amsterdam."
(d) "Rotterdam."

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 5 provided background on the "Old Believers" revolt against ritual reforms in the church that dated from ___________.

2. Peter could be easily identified and thronged until he was set up securely in which dockyard?

3. Why did Peter go incognito to complete his education?

4. Who was the King of Poland that Peter met en route home?

5. When did the founding of St. Petersburg transpire?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the youth of Charles XII of Sweden like?

2. What did Peter initially state was his aim in attacking Sweden in the Great Northern War?

3. What was Peter's response following his initial defeat against Charles XII?

4. What was Peter's key to power in Russia during the initial half of his life?

5. Why was Peter unsuccessful in gaining an ally against the Turks when he met Leopold I?

6. According to Chapter 9, what did Peter find in the German Suburb?

7. What battle did Peter decide to engage in at age 22?

8. Who was Russia's Fedor Golovin?

9. What were some of the problems Peter found taking place in the shipyards at Voronezh when he returned from his Embassy tour?

10. What sequence transpired that resulted in Peter coming to power?

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